When is 2025 NFL draft? Dates, schedule, start times, draft order for event in Green Bay at Lambeau Field

The NFL draft in Green Bay is fast approaching.

One of the NFL's signature events is just less than two weeks away and it certainly feels like it around Titletown. Construction crews have been building out the Draft Theater outside the Resch Expo, and roads will be closed this weekend as the NFL Draft Experience campus is set up.

Green Bay, rain, snow or sun, is ready to welcome the NFL world.

The game's top college prospects and 250,000 football fans will soon descend to Green Bay for the annual spectacle that has become the draft.

Here's what you need to know about the NFL draft schedule, dates and times.

When is the NFL draft 2025?

The NFL draft is scheduled for Thursday, April 24-Saturday, April 26, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

What time will the NFL draft start? Schedule, start times

The NFL draft is spread across three days with round 1 on Thursday, rounds 2-3 on Friday and rounds 4-7 on Saturday. All times are CT.

  • Thursday: Round 1, 7 p.m.
  • Friday: Rounds 2-3, 6 p.m.
  • Saturday: Rounds 4-7, 11 a.m.

When and where is the NFL draft?

The draft will be held in and around Lambeau Field, the storied home of the Green Bay Packers, the nearby Resch Expo and Titletown District west of the stadium. There will also be activities in downtown Green Bay.

The NFL Draft Theater, located between Lambeau Field and the Resch Expo, is where the draft picks will be announced.

The NFL Draft Experience is a fan-focused festival that will be at Lambeau Field, its parking lots and Titletown District. Times for the NFL Draft Experience are noon to 10 p.m. April 24, noon to 10 p.m. April 25 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 26.

NFL draft where to watch

If you can't get to Green Bay for the draft, you can tune in throughout the three-day event for hours of wall-to-wall coverage.

  • TV: NFL Network, ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes
  • Stream: NFL+, or in the ABC or ESPN apps with your TV provider

Fans can also watch the draft from inside the Lambeau Field bowl. The draft will be broadcast on the stadium's video scoreboards.

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